INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[kwhites634]

I have a Dom hen who is acting broody. One set of shipped eggs due to hatch towards end of next week, and a set of my own eggs due next Sunday. If she stays the nest, I'm tempted to try to let her have some of my eggs. This may be the same gal who successfully hatched chicks last summer.

If you're talking about letting her have some of your own eggs, I say do it. However, if there's any doubt at all, I wouldn't give her any you had to pay for.

 

[daxigait]

Ah.

You include the important stuff... Which I always forget to do, which is why it is funny!

The best I could do would be is a lame joke like Ur-ur-ur-urrr was fair crowing with delight over the arrival of his HRIR eggs to set :/ Not exactly prime humor unless someone leaves themselves open like CH with Ben. Sarcasm is easier.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
Nice!!  Our escape artist that used to fly out and have a nest under some railroad ties, but moved to a rotted tree stump when we moved the RR ties, then to a box that had a spare puppy pad in it  when we made the tree stump part of their run, has decided it's too much work to jump out.  But now I have a new escape artist that jumps out of the run, into a wheelbarrow, into a carboard box, sitting on top of dirty wood chip bedding from the baby pen - she has made a nice nest from straw, and has been laying for 3 or 4 days.  Prior to leaving the run, she'd use the same ones the other hens used, but must have had to wait too long one day, so found a better spot.

I used to have a Jaerhon hen that would fly out of her pen, fly into one of the Penedesenca breeding pens, take the chance of getting attacked go into the coop to lay her egg and then retrace her steps. I have no idea how she knew there was a nest in there. She had never been in that building before.

It is them reason whay you can fined 5 chicken on each other in the same box wile 10 cm aside there is another 3 empty boxes! It's called : " chicken brain"

 

[lazy gardener]

I think I jumped the gun. She was off the nest this afternoon. I wouldn't give her shipped eggs, simply b/c they are shipped, and more fragile than my own. But, if she does go broody between now and next Sunday, she may get some egglets or some babies. I did try fostering some pipped eggs to ? her early last summer. At that time, she was in love with the idea of setting eggs, but not at all enamored with being a Mama. The minute one of them hatched, she shot off that nest and retreated to the other side of the broody pen! They all came back into the bator, and finished up under electric Mama, no worse for the wear. May have been the same gal who successfully completed a hatch a couple of months later. So... we'll see!

 

[Chaos18]

The best I could do would be is a lame joke like Ur-ur-ur-urrr was fair crowing with delight over the arrival of his HRIR eggs to set

Not exactly prime humor unless someone leaves themselves open like CH with Ben. Sarcasm is easier.

Sarcasm doesn't type well though.

 

[kwhites634]

I'd love to see a photo of your set up!! That is probably in your cabinet 'bator, right? I think that would be overkill for that little incuview - which has seen it's last hatch! I just bought another Brinsea to use as a hatching 'bator.

Ok, I will ask again on the question of extra oxygen during incubation.... I leave the red plug in for the first 10 days to RESTRICT oxygen, but I don't add the extra O2 on days 10 to 19. Is there any reason to add it prior to lock down?

You probably know already that there are several hatchers who don't use their plugs at all; don't even know where they are. I think Sally is one, Jess may be another; not sure. You might want to poll them for their opinions

@Auroradream26
@Sally Sunshine

 

[daxigait]

Hi guys.
This might seem like a ridiculous question (but has been over 20years since I had ducks) do people vaccinate ducks sometimes?

I have no idea, but hopefully someone does. I just did not want you to feel ignored

 

[Akrnaf2]

Hi guys.
This might seem like a ridiculous question (but has been over 20years since I had ducks) do people vaccinate ducks sometimes?

I have no idea,but hopefully someone does. I just did not want you to feel ignored

Ducks like other poultry can get exposed to pathogens so I don't see any reason not to vacinate them if you think you realy need to.

 

[daxigait]

@kwhites634 How are the gasket and mind coming?
Has the weather improved? We are blessed it was sprinkly this morning, but it is now sunny and 68° with a breeze. About perfect.

 

[kwhites634]

Ummm.... Chaos! Ya, chaos, thats right.

You will do just fine! I don't have a special recap talent or anything.

Wanna job?

HEY! That's my trump card, dont go giving secrets away!

But.... But... Whites needs to bug someone else!

Lies...all lies. You have all the talent in the world for recaps, and very funny ones. What you lack is time.
Relax, Bubbles. As long as I'm bugging you, I'm letting someone else alone

Besides, as long as I bug you, you know I like you